Incident Summary:

05/30/2015: Assailants abducted five construction employees in Lumding town, Assam state, India. Two of the employees were released on the same day; however, the whereabouts of the remaining three hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201505310063

When:
2015-05-30

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Assam

City:
Lumding

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Gayatri-ECI
Specific Description Construction Employees: Tapas Kumar Saha, Santosh Kumar Bora, Pabitra Laha
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 5
US Hostages 0
Outcome Combination
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 5
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"No trace of 3 persons abducted by rebels from East-West Corridor in Assam," Indian Express, May 31, 2015.